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There were a few things Alice would say or do - like trying to scare the rabbit when she was huge in his house - when I was a bit put off her but overall she was so curious and polite to them that she just seemed lovely. This whole thing was just a very magical, whimsical and strange time and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I shall be reading through the looking glass which I have absolutely no idea what happens in.

The cheshire cat was my favourite and the way he just randomly appears is so brilliant. I also found it funny how the king as the judge had absolutely no idea about anything. I felt sorry for Bill the lizard as he seemed to always be picked on. I also thought the white rabbit would actually have a bigger role but just found him adorable for some reason.

All the different creatures are just great, there is absolute madness and some of the phrases that they say are just extraordinary - we called him a tortoise because he taught us etc. I also found it so interesting how Alice believed she knew all these facts and the animals would just shut them down as incorrect. It made me consider how we only believe what we have been told and are used to even if it is wrong.

I also loved some of the formatting where the words would fall into shapes, or there were different poems and songs included. I knew all the main events that would happen although they kind of went in a slightly different order than what I thought. It was such a short and easy read and lovely to be in such a childhood fantastical world.

It's strange to think that I had never properly read this before. Like we had a picture book of it and obviously I have seem so many references etc. but I don't think I have ever actually red the entire text. I wanted to read it and then had to for my course so it didn't feel like a chore as some of the other reading tends to. The edition I have has lovely Arthur Rackham illustrations throughout.